Woman charged with ordering under-aged son drinks at bar

Published: Sunday, February 17, 2013 at 7:12 p.m.

Last Modified: Sunday, February 17, 2013 at 7:12 p.m.

A deputy responded to a karaoke bar early Saturday because a woman could not pay her tab and found that she had been drinking with her underage son.

Tonia Berrong Mahaffey, 37, of 391 Blanchard Road, Spartanburg, was charged with disorderly conduct and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, according to online jail records.

An incident report states that the deputy was called to a karaoke bar on Gossett Road because Mahaffey couldn't pay her tab. The deputy found her in her car, trying to make a phone call to find a ride home for her and her son. The deputy noted that both mother and son were extremely intoxicated, the report states. Mahaffey was uncooperative and began to curse and was placed under arrest on the disorderly conduct charge.

The deputy then learned that Mahaffey's son was 19 and that he had been receiving alcohol bought by Mahaffey, according to the report.

Mahaffey remained at the Spartanburg County Detention Facility on Sunday on a $1,762 bond.

<p>A deputy responded to a karaoke bar early Saturday because a woman could not pay her tab and found that she had been drinking with her underage son.</p><p>Tonia Berrong Mahaffey, 37, of 391 Blanchard Road, Spartanburg, was charged with disorderly conduct and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, according to online jail records.</p><p>An incident report states that the deputy was called to a karaoke bar on Gossett Road because Mahaffey couldn't pay her tab. The deputy found her in her car, trying to make a phone call to find a ride home for her and her son. The deputy noted that both mother and son were extremely intoxicated, the report states. Mahaffey was uncooperative and began to curse and was placed under arrest on the disorderly conduct charge.</p><p>The deputy then learned that Mahaffey's son was 19 and that he had been receiving alcohol bought by Mahaffey, according to the report.</p><p>Mahaffey remained at the Spartanburg County Detention Facility on Sunday on a $1,762 bond.</p>